Andersen, Hans Christian.

LITTLE RHYMES BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, WITH LITTLE PHOTOS BY HARALD PAETZ.

Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2002. 6.1 x 5.8 inches. cloth. 24 pages. This beautiful facsimile volume represents the first ever printing of Andersen`s Fotograferede Bornegrupper in English. This book is a collaboration between Andersen, who wrote the verse, and the famous early Danish photographer Harald Paetz. The illustrations in the book are albumen prints of posed and costumed children and they depict scenes of play and home life. Little Rhymes is an extremely important..... READ MORE about LITTLE RHYMES BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, WITH LITTLE PHOTOS BY HARALD PAETZ

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10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OF THE GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS.

Montpelier: The Leahy Press, 1992. 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 leaves. Catalogue of a bookbinding exhibition. READ MORE about 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OF THE GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS

Price: $10.00 save 20% $8.00  other currencies  Order nr. 51300

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50 X 25.

Dallas: Bridwell Library, 1993. square 8vo. paper wrappers. Unpaginated. Illustrated exhibition catalogue of the work of twenty-five binders, using texts by the author Ladislav Hanka, for the Rarach Press. READ MORE about 50 X 25

Price: $15.00 save 20% $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 51778

(Bookbinding). Adolf, Friedrich and Schmidt-Kunsemuller.

CORPUS DER GOTISCHEN, LEDERSCHNITTEINBANDE AUS DEM DEUTSCHEN SPRACHGEBIET.

Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann, 1980. 4to. cloth. xvi, 304 pages. Denkmaler der buchkunst band 4. With an introduction, a fully-illustrated catalogue of more than 450 incunabula bindings, appendices, and biblilography. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about CORPUS DER GOTISCHEN, LEDERSCHNITTEINBANDE AUS DEM DEUTSCHEN SPRACHGEBIET

Price: $225.00 save 20% $180.00  other currencies  Order nr. 69788

(Bookbinding). Andrews, William Loring.

WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS ON BOOKBINDING HISTORY.

New York & London: Garland Publishing, 1990. 8vo. cloth. (viii),45,(2); (i),xx,129 pages. See S-K 1820 for first title. The second title is not in S-K. Facsimile reprint of A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ART OF BOOKBINDINGand BIBLIOPEGY IN THE UNITED STATES AND KINDERED SUBJECTS. Part of The History of Bookbinding Technique and Design edited by Sidney F. Huttner. BIBLIOPEGY(Mejer 643; Appleton p.77; Brenni no.1216) is one of the most important books written on the..... READ MORE about WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS ON BOOKBINDING HISTORY

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ARNO WERNER, MASTER BOOKBINDER AN EXHIBITION AT THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY.

Cambridge: The Houghton Library, 1981. large 8vo. paper wrappers. iv, 33 pages. S-K 7039. First edition. Spine faded. An excellent exhibition catalogue of this master bookbinder's work. Arno Werner was trained in Germany and his work reflects the German insistence on fine craftsmanship, the fundamental protective purpose of the binding, and the historical relevance of the binding to the book itself. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted..... READ MORE about ARNO WERNER, MASTER BOOKBINDER AN EXHIBITION AT THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY

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THE ART OF THE BOOK '03.

Fredericton, NB, Canada: Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick, 2003. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 95+(1) pages. Limited to 540 copies. Text in English and French. Catalogue of an exhibition featuring works of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Introduction by Ann Douglas, curators' statement, essay, acknowledgments. Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK '03

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(Bookbinding). Bailey, Arthur L.

LIBRARY BOOKBINDING.

White Plains: The H.W. Wilson Co., 1916. 8vo. cloth. viii, 248 pages. First edition. (Mejer no.1065). Thirteen chapters on different phases of library binding. Bailey was involved in a number of the library study groups on binding and was Librarian of the Wilmington (Delaware) Institute Free Library. Covers rubbed with wear at top of spine. Ink ownership inscription on front pastedown. Two numbers in ink on title page. READ MORE about LIBRARY BOOKBINDING

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(Bookbinding). Ball, Douglas.

VICTORIAN PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS.

Aberystwyth, Wales: The University of Wales, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 245 pages. A master's thesis. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, eight appendices. Discusses the development of publishers' bindings in Britain between 1820 and 1880. Endnotes, bibliography. Printed on recto only. READ MORE about VICTORIAN PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS

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(Bookbinding). Battershall, Fletcher.

BOOKBINDING FOR BIBLIOPHILES, BEING NOTES ON SOME TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE WELL BOUND BOOK FOR THE AID OF CONNOISSEURS, TOGETHER WITH A SKETCH OF GOLD TOOLING, ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Greenwich: The Literary Collector Press, 1905. 8vo. original paper-covered boards, original paper spine and cover labels, clamshell box. (xii), 132 pages. First edition, limited to 350 numbered copies; this copy is out of series. (Mejer no.1607). Divided into two sections; forwarding and finishing with detailed discussion of each of the parts making up the art of bookbinding. Light foxing throughout. Spine label partially chipped away. Housed in a later clamshell box. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING FOR BIBLIOPHILES, BEING NOTES ON SOME TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE WELL BOUND BOOK FOR...

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BEAUX LIVRES MODERNES LA PLUPART REVÊTUS DE TRÈS RICHES RELIURES ET ENRICHIS DE PRÉCIEUX AUTOGRAPHES, D'AQUARELLES ET DESSINS ORIGINAUX, ÉDITIONS ORIGINALES, PROVENANT DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE M.C.L.

Paris: L. Giraud-Badin, 1939. 4to. later cloth, leather spine label. 64 pages followed by the 24 plates. Blogie II, 344. The expert was Étienne Ader. With 176 lots for sale. 24 full-page plates mostly showing fine bindings. With the Randeria bookplate. READ MORE about BEAUX LIVRES MODERNES LA PLUPART REVÊTUS DE TRÈS RICHES RELIURES ET ENRICHIS DE PRÉCIEUX...

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(Bookbinding). Bennett, James O'Donnell.

RARE HANDICRAFT IN BOOKBINDING.

(N.P. Privately printed as a Christmas Greeting, 1933). 8vo. green and red pastepaper over boards. (vi), 12 pages. Limited to 200 numbered and signed copies. Presentation to J. M. Gameron and signed by O'Donnell. Originally done as a newspaper article on the fine bookbindings exhibited by Hertzberg at the Chicago Fair. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about RARE HANDICRAFT IN BOOKBINDING

Price: $45.00 save 20% $36.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13660

(Bookbinding). Bernard, Georges.

TENDANCES ACTUELLES DE LA RELIURE D'ART DANS LE BENELUX/ACTUELE TENDENSEN VAN HET KUNSTBOEKBINDEN IN DE BENELUX.

(Brussels, Belgium): Bibliotheca Wittockiana, 1988. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 143+(1) pages. Text in French and Flemish. Foreword. Introductions by Elly Cockx-Indestege, Jan Storm van Leeuwen, and Émile van der Vekene. Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about TENDANCES ACTUELLES DE LA RELIURE D'ART DANS LE BENELUX/ACTUELE TENDENSEN VAN HET KUNSTBOEKBINDEN...

Price: $25.00 save 20% $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126338